The Sun Says

Long-term gain

WE have more respect for the Bank of England’s Governor than to accuse him
of spouting pro-EU propaganda because he’s George Osborne’s stooge.

Mark Carney says leaving the EU ­carries a risk for the economy. We believe it
is daft to pretend otherwise.

The Pound fell even when Boris Johnson joined the Leave lobby.

There is bound to be more significant short-term turbulence if Britain votes
to go on June 23. Carney has a duty to call it as he sees it — and the
Leavers would be foolish to gloss over it.

The crucial question is how long a wobble would last. In a few years Britain
could be MUCH better off than if we had stayed — enjoying lucrative trade
deals with rapidly growing non-EU nations.

We would have saved £8billion a year on our EU membership. And crucially we
would have avoided being engulfed by its relentless expansion.

The crazy new deal over migrants would give 77million Turks free access to the
EU and, in the end, to Britain.

How would our economy, or our country, look then?

Nuke disaster

BRITAIN faces an energy crisis — but the Hinkley Point nuclear plant isn’t
the answer.

It was bad enough us going cap in hand to China and the French energy giant
EDF for the £18billion cost.

Now even EDF have cold feet despite us guaranteeing them an extortionate price
for electricity for 35 years.

From every angle this looks a terrible idea: a giant, foreign-owned plant
­producing relatively little power at vast expense to domestic customers.

Smaller nuclear and gas-fired plants can be built cheaper and generate more.
We must get on with them — and postpone the closures of others we hastily
agreed to under EU environment rules. We must explore shale immediately too.

Hinkley would be another embarrassing reversal for the Chancellor. But he
must put Britain first.

Shape up, Boris

HAS Boris Johnson got what it takes to lead the Leave campaign . . . or the
nation? The signs aren’t great.

He spent weeks on the fence over the EU and has been muddled and unconvincing
since. His first Commons question got carpet-bombed by David Cameron.

He was shambolic on TV last Sunday.

Now London’s Mayor, who rightly attacked No10 for gagging eurosceptics, has
had to overrule his chief aide for doing the same to pro-EU colleagues.

Chaos is part of Boris’s appeal. But it won’t wash if he is ever subject to
the intense scrutiny of being PM. Nor is it good enough if he is to front
the Leavers, from whom voters want cast-iron detail.

Being Mayor is a doddle by comparison.

Talented and likeable though he is, Boris has to get his act together.